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Is there a Japanese idiom equivalent to "fat fingered"?

In other words, an idiom which means "to make a mistake when performing a task
that requires using ones finger". This is often used in reference to buttons,
switches, keyboard keys, and more recently, touch screens.


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Japanese idiom equivalent to “Fat Fingered"


不器用{ぶきよう} is a common way to describe someone with poor dexterity.


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This is one way:

> 操作｛そうさ｝ミス（をした）

Also:

> 押｛お｝し間｛ま｝違｛ちが｝えた

For example: <https://matome.naver.jp/odai/2135281310283618301>

That's an article about how to cancel when you pushed the wrong floor button
on an elevator.

Consider also:

> 踏｛ふ｝み間｛ま｝違｛ちが｝えた (often meaning to mistake the gas pedal for the brake while
> driving, like ブレーキとアクセルを踏み間違えた)

For example: <http://www.saitama-np.co.jp/news/2016/12/18/04.html>


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